L'esplanade Laurier, Office complex in downtown Ottawa, Canada
L'esplanade Laurier consists of two 23-story towers connected by a podium containing a two-story shopping mall and three underground parking levels.
The construction of this federal government office building was completed in 1975 by Olympia and York as one of the last privately built governmental complexes.
The building represented the evolution of Ottawa's urban development in the 1970s through its architectural design and use of white carrara marble cladding.
The structure spans an entire block between Bank Street and O'Connor Street, providing office spaces and retail facilities in a central downtown location.
In 2002, the building temporarily closed when hundreds of liters of ethylene glycol contaminated its water supply system, requiring extensive cleanup efforts.
Location: Ontario
Inception: 1975
Official opening: 1975
Floors above the ground: 22
GPS coordinates: 45.41870,-75.69750
Latest update: March 6, 2025 13:06
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